DRIVING LICENSE VERIFICATION
ALL local and international Driving Licenses issued by the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoIA), will be sent to MoIA by this General Consulate for verification. This is a time-consuming process and is solely dependent on proceedings at MoIA. The Embassy has no influence over MoIA’s proceedings.
All the applicants shall carefully read the following instructions and information and apply accordingly:
- REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- a) Request letter. the applicant should write a request letter addressed to Consulate Section of the Embassy and outline the services needed with personal details (name, father’s name, date and place of birth, current address).
b) Driver License Verification Form. The applicant should complete the driver license verification form in BLOCK letters. The form can be downloaded from this link.
c) National (Afghan) or International Driving License Copy issued by MoIA.
d) Passport copy.
e) Copy of Indian Residence Permit.
f) Express/Registered self-addressed envelope. An Express/Registered self-addressed return envelope MUST be included in the postal package. Without this, the General Consulate will NOT be able to return the document(s) to the applicant. - FEE: The Embassy charges $ 30.USD for this service. This fee can be paid cash in Embassy
- PROCEDURE:
- a) Once the Consulate Section of the Embassy receives the package, it is processed within 1 week, provided that the required documents are complete. The Embassy sends the documents with a letter to Consulate Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MFA) which in turn refers the request for verification to MoIA. This is a time-consuming process and takes up to six weeks or more.
b) The MoIA through MFA informs the Embassy via email about the verification of the driver license(s).
- Please note that the Embassy can not process the application for extension or renewal of the Driving Licenses.
READY TO APPLY?
If you have read the information given above and are ready to apply, please download a LICENSE VERIFICATION FORM and book an online appointment,
